The site's critics consensus reads: "Led by a typically brilliant performance from Juliette Binoche, Between Two Worlds takes a pointed yet possibly patronizing look at the human face of economic inequality.

[8] Anna Smith of Deadline Hollywood wrote, "Between Two Worlds hits all the beats of an arthouse crowd pleaser for audiences who, like Marianne, can go back to their comfortable homes with a renewed appreciation for the people who clean up after them.

"[11] Also writing in The Observer, Ide specifically praised the "incendiary, scene-dominating turn from newcomer Hélène Lambert" for giving the film "its jagged, furious energy".

[12] Variety's Peter Debruge criticized the film's portrayal of cleaning women and wrote, "It's not clear whether watching Binoche scrub a few toilets is meant to dignify/humanize those stuck doing such chores, or to underscore the lengths to which she'll go as an actor.

"[13] In a 3-star review, Edward Porter of The Sunday Times lamented that "the script's balance is off: the journalist's ethical dilemmas become too big a part of the drama.